Skill Level 2Occupations at Skill Level 2 typically involve the performance of tasks such as operating machinery and electronic equipment; driving vehicles; maintenance and repair of electrical and mechanical equipment; and manipulation, ordering and storage of information

Skill Level 3Occupations at Skill Level 3 typically involve the performance of complex technical and practical tasks that require an extensive body of factual, technical and procedural knowledge in a specialized field.

Skill Level 4Occupations at Skill Level 4 typically involve the performance of tasks that require complex problem-solving, decision-making and creativity based on an extensive body of theoretical and factual knowledge in a specialized field.

Background Information

Processing activities in the mass food industry have been mechanized for years now. Introducing automation and monitoring tools to integrate machinery in a general ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) however become a challenge as companies upgrade their equipment as “…recruiting, training and retaining skilled employees to operate automated machinery remain one of the critical concerns of food manufacturers for 2017…” (Food Engineering, 2017) This is good news for the occupation is rather stable even if it is not growing (Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2018) and a possibility of a income growth as labor is adapting to newer equipment.

CASE EXAMPLES

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Case example 1

Starbucks “Evolution Fresh project” new facility in California hardly uses any human labor in its new facility